Abstract
Purpose To describe a fundus finding in angioid streaks, namely comet-tailed drusen of the retinal pigment epithelium.
Methods A review was carried out of fundus photographs in 110 cases of angioid streaks.
Results Five patients had comet-tailed drusen and the halo tail was radial and parallel to adjacent angioid streaks.
Conclusions Comet-tailed drusen may represent zones of minor stress of the retinal pigment epithelium-Bruch's membrane complex compared with zones of major stress as in angioid streaks.
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Mansour, A., Annesley, W. Comet-tailed drusen of the retinal pigment epithelium in angioid streaks. Eye 12, 943–944 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1038/eye.1998.244
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